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How many moles of NaH2PO4 and how many moles of H3PO4 are needed to make one liter of a 450. mM phosphate buffer with a pH of 2.6? The pKa's for phosphoric acid are 2.16, 7.21, and 12.32.
ph= pka + log (conj base/conj acid )
total no of mol of phosphatebuffer = M*V = 450*1 = 450
mmol
pH of phosphate buffer = pka1 + log[NaH2PO4/H3PO4]
pka1 of H3PO4 =2.16
[NaH2PO4] = x
[H3PO4] = 450-x
2.6 = 2.16 + log(x/(450-x))
x = 330.135
[NaH2PO4] = x = 330.135 mmol
= 0.33 mol
[H3PO4] = 450-x = 450-330.135 = 119.86 mmol
= 0.11986 mol